TEHRAN - On the second day of the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan, Yasin Khosravi won gold in the F57 shot put, bringing Iran’s gold medal count into double digits.
On the second day of the fifth edition of the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan, Yasin Khosravi, Iran’s para athletics representative in the F57 shot put, recorded a throw of 15.25 meters and 1,032 points, breaking the Asian Games record while also claiming Iran’s tenth gold medal. With this medal, Iran’s gold medal tally reached double digits.
Mohammad Saber won gold in the F33 shot put with a Games record of 10.95 meters, surpassing the previous mark of 9.92 set by Iran’s Mohammad Reza Ahmadi at the 2018 Jakarta Games.
Saber competed against athletes from five countries, finishing ahead of throwers from Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan.
Bondari takes F53/F54 javelin gold
Erfan Bondari won the F53/F54 javelin with a Games record throw of 30.24 meters and 986 points. Across his six attempts he recorded 30.24, 27.12, 28.36, 29.48, 29.27 and 30.24 meters. Two Indian athletes finished second and third.
Alipour gold, Olad silver in F11 shot put
Amir Hossein Alipour, the Paris Paralympic gold medalist, won the F11 shot put with a Games record of 14.70 meters — a mark previously held by his compatriot Mehdi Olad.
Olad took silver with 13.93 meters, while Iran’s Hassan Bajlavand finished fifth with 11.11 meters.
Pakbaz seals seventh gold
Saman Pakbaz won the F12 shot put with 13.52 meters, bringing Iran’s gold medal count to seven.
Amir Muhammad Haghighatshenas won the gold medal after defeating the host nation’s representative in the final.
Haghighatshenas faced Japan’s Shunsuke Kudo in the men’s K44 under-70kg final at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Tuesday. The Iranian athlete won both rounds, with scores of 14–2 and 18–12, to secure the gold medal, Tehran Times reported.
On his way to the final, Haghighatshenas defeated Kazakhstan’s Din Muhammad Askar in the quarterfinals and overcame his Uzbek opponent in the semifinals before beating Kudo in the final.